Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbolden

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-bold-en
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of embolden.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Steel your thoughts, ſharp your reſolue, imboldẽ your spirit, graſp your ſvvords; alarum miſchief, & vvith an vndãted brovv, out ſcout the grim oppoſition of most menacing perill."
"Their lookes imboldned, modeſtie novv gone, / Conuert at length to little-differing Stone."
"I have called myſelf to Account upon it, vvhether any Levity in my Looks, my Dreſs, my Appearance, could imbolden ſuch an affrontive Inſolence."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

imboldens (present, singular) imboldening (participle, present) imboldened (participle, past) imboldened (past)

Questions

What does imbolden mean?: Obsolete spelling of embolden.

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